Community Housing Canada @canada_housing
Community housing is part of the solution to Canada's housing crisis. CHC is generating evidence to build, sustain, and grow the sector. communityhousingcanada.ca Canada Joined April 2019-
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❗All levels of govt in Canada must do things differently when addressing encampments. 💡@lorrainelamchop says it's time to think outside the box & engage w/ those who actually understand the crisis to create meaningful change. Watch the full recording: loom.ly/0sEesAU
🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Exciting role available as a Policy Analyst! Are you skilled in data analysis, deeply passionate about Canadian aging, housing, and homelessness policies, and a stellar communicator? We're eager to connect with you! sfu.ca/airp/opportuni…
Our newsletter is out today! Give it a read for the latest on aging and housing in Canada #housingpolicy #AgingResearch #HousingCrisis 🇨🇦🏘️📰 🔗mailchi.mp/8f3afd728314/s…
Our first #researchinprogress #webinar is just 3 days away! Join us on Monday, February 12th as @AlinaMcKay, @SeanGrisdale, & Lillian Callender present findings on #eviction trends in #Vancouver, #Toronto, and across #Canada. Register here: ubc.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
AHMA fully supports this work, which aligns with our URN Indigenous Housing Strategy for BC and the MMIWG2S calls for justice. Housing is healthcare. Housing is safety from gender-based violence. Housing is a human right. www.ahma-bc/research-reports
AHMA fully supports this work, which aligns with our URN Indigenous Housing Strategy for BC and the MMIWG2S calls for justice. Housing is healthcare. Housing is safety from gender-based violence. Housing is a human right. www.ahma-bc/research-reports
Participants Needed: The Right to Housing's Impact on Community Housing Operations Are you managing or working for a community housing org? Laura Bates is seeking participants to interview for her PhD study. For more info, email Laura at [email protected] #housingisahumanright
Meagan Miller is recruiting participants to help develop understandings of accessibility based on the knowledge and experiences of people with disabilities. Edmontonians living with disabilities in community housing are encouraged to email Meagan at [email protected]!
The impact on #housing supply/rent of Canada's limit on int’l students “will be somewhat slow and muted," says Steve Pomeroy, industry prof at Cdn Housing Evidence Collaborative @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @UrbanHealthProf @BSHNode @airp_vabe @canada_housing ctvnews.ca/canada/slow-an…
Revolutionizing affordable housing: Inside innovative world of modular #housing @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @CHRA_ACHRU @R2HNetwork @moresochousing @Ayan604 @ACORNCanada @CWhitzman @canada_housing thespec.com/business/revol…
ECOH WEBINAR-Filling in the Gaps: Estimating the Prevalence of Black Homelessness in Canada Feb 1st at 1 PM ET Learn about the scale and scope of Black homelessness across Canada and recommendations for inclusive #housing policy. Register here: tinyurl.com/4vxd2235
A sobering reminder that #housing policy has enormous implications for other sectors, and that letting rents and evictions rise rampantly is placing an even greater burden on our healthcare system (needless to say the cost of policing decampments). thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/0…
BREAKING... Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved the Indigenous-owned Jericho Lands project. 13,000 homes, 750,000 sf of office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and cultural uses, and more. Anchored by the future UBC #SkyTrain. #TOD #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/jeri…
A new bylaw to prevent renovictions in Hamilton, Ont., is lauded by #housing advocates who call for adoption by cities nationwide @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @AcornHamilton @ONPHA @ACORNCanada @BSHNode @canada_housing @airp_vabe @CHRA_ACHRU @R2HNetwork globalnews.ca/news/10238085/…
Missed last week’s ‘Breaking Ground: A Panel on Public Land” hosted by @CWhitzman with @bmdoucet @jaimee_gaunce and James Connolly, discussing how we use #publicland and what’s stopping us from fully leveraging this resource? Watch the video here: 📹bit.ly/HARTBreakingGr…
Is density bad for happiness? Our new study says no. What does matter for wellbeing is whether people have access to local shops, services, jobs, and other destinations in their neighbourhood—and whether they live in housing that meets their needs. happycities.com/blog/does-dens…
We've started with a bang! “The beauty of public land, is you can set the rules. If your province doesn’t have rent control, you can have rent control on public land…If we understand the potential and power of [public land] the possibilities are literally endless” - @bmdoucet
“When there are hundreds of people living outside during a Canadian winter “the situation should be treated as an emergency and we should respond just as we do to natural disasters and set up disaster management systems”
“When there are hundreds of people living outside during a Canadian winter “the situation should be treated as an emergency and we should respond just as we do to natural disasters and set up disaster management systems”
“Whitzman says if governments are going to such lengths to build temporary, single-occupancy shelter units, why not use those same lands for larger, multi-storey supportive hsg using similar factory built technology?” @ubcHART @OttawaAlliance saltwire.com/nova-scotia/ne…
1500 saw the Ending Homelessness is Possible event last night co-hosted by @ubcHART @OttawaAlliance @CHRA_ACHRU moderated by Catherine Cullen @CBCTheHouse with @SeanFraserMP Jocelyn Formsma @NICHI_housing & @OjankoskiT @J_Kahila @ysaatio here's the link! youtube.com/watch?v=noQvBW…
Carolyn Whitzman @CWhitzman
5K Followers 1K Following Policy wonk. Loves: affordable housing, evidence, the public realm. Dislikes: xenophobia, cowardice. Author, Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis (2024).
BCNPHA @BCNPHA
6K Followers 4K Following We believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. We represent British Columbia's non-profit housing sector and our partners in #HousingCentral.
CHF Canada @CHFCanada
5K Followers 3K Following The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada is the organized voice for Canada's housing co-operatives.
AHMA @ahma_bc
2K Followers 744 Following A leading voice that supports, advocates and responds to the needs of our Indigenous housing and service providers in BC and the Indigenous Peoples they serve.
Office of the Federal.. @HousingLogement
2K Followers 280 Following We protect the human right to housing & advocate for change on systemic issues | Tweets by the Advocate Marie-Josée Houle signed –MJ | FR @LogementHousing
Canadian Centre for H.. @HousingRightsCA
4K Followers 1K Following Advancing the #Right2Housing so that everyone has an adequate, accessible & affordable place to call home.
Tim Richter 🇺🇦�.. @timrichter
10K Followers 8K Following President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness @CAEHomelessness. Tweets are my own.
Housing Assessment Re.. @ubcHART
1K Followers 527 Following HART is working with governments, housing providers, and advocates across Canada to redefine how we measure and address housing need.
Canadian Housing Evid.. @CHEC_CCRL
3K Followers 3K Following Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC)/ Collectif canadien pour la recherche sur le logement (CCRL). We research housing in a changing world.
National Right to Hou.. @R2HNetwork
3K Followers 900 Following We are a community of people and organizations advocating for the meaningful implementation of the human right to housing in Canada.
Leilani Farha 🍉 @leilanifarha
23K Followers 5K Following @make_theshift; former UN Special Rapporteur Right to Housing; cohost Pushback Talks @PUSH_TheFilm IG:@leilanifar
CHF BC @chfbc
3K Followers 3K Following We are the voice of housing co-ops in British Columbia. We represent over 250 housing co-ops with more than 15,000 homes. #StrongerCommunities
CHRA-ACHRU @CHRA_ACHRU
6K Followers 2K Following Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, the voice of social and non profit housing in Canada / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine
Julia Woodhall-Melnik @JuliaWoodhall
971 Followers 974 Following Associate Professor at UNB-SJ, Canada Research Chair, housing researcher, proud mom of 3, and mental health/anti-poverty advocate. Pronouns she/her.
CathyCrowe @cathyacrowe
14K Followers 7K Following Longtime Canadian street nurse (non-practising), flâneuse, Order of Canada, author, columnist on https://t.co/HiCRjDNKY5. Fighting for a national housing program.
Nicole Chaland she/he.. @NicoleChaland
2K Followers 1K Following Place-based person trying to end homelessness in Victoria, B.C. which I guess means ending homelessness in Canada. I hope to work in a record shop one day.
Raymond Sullivan (he/.. @SullivanRay
2K Followers 1K Following Affordable housing geek. Day job with @CHRA_ACHRU Tweets are personal. So is cycling.
LLEOHNetwork @self_govern4us
1K Followers 3K Following Network and Mobilize Living/Lived Exp of Homeless To Lead/ https://t.co/60LLVQUOLp
Andy Yan @Ayan604
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Julie MacArthur @JulieLMacArthur
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Tanya Fraser @tfraser820
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FRAPRU @FRAPRU
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Safari_Samantha @SafariSama48894
7 Followers 473 Following Shine so brightly that others can't help but catch your light.
SFU's Community-Engag.. @SFU_CERi
2K Followers 2K Following Promoting principles of participation, cooperation, social transformation & knowledge translation to strengthen SFU’s researchers, students & communities.
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Johnny Oum-Many Colou.. @ManyColoursBear
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Taylor Blewett @tayblewett
2K Followers 1K Following Former @OttawaCitizen reporter, forever interested in housing, municipal affairs, and a good story. Kindly, now.
K.Loblaw (She/Her) @KristenLoblaw
886 Followers 724 Following Pursuing happiness & health while connecting the community. I believe Politics is important. All opinions are my own.
thenorthernpulse @northernpulseca
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InsightHeart Foundati.. @InsightheartF
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03Metres @03metres
19 Followers 47 Following 03Metres Inc. Votre partenaire de confiance pour la gestion immobilière. Maximiser vos revenus locatifs avec nous! #GestionImmobilière #propriétaire #locataire
Candice Chance @CandiceC808666
53 Followers 702 Following Settler on stolen land. Advocate for dignity for all. Housing is a human right. SWIW. Harm Reduction saves lives.
Ratio.City, a divisio.. @RatioCity
940 Followers 764 Following https://t.co/NMjr2qCkQk is an easy One-Stop platform that helps all land-use professionals and urban planners. Explore, Develop, Draw, Locate, all in one place.
Tim Ross @TimoRoss
2K Followers 2K Following I'm no longer using this platform day to day. For quality engagement, find me on LinkedIn.
Arun @Arunnzz
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Oklikah_Desmond_Ofori @Dessie_Oklikah
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Coalition for Justice.. @coalition4jhr
1K Followers 363 Following We are a coalition of human rights advocates and professionals working in solidarity in #YEG
Ur Paco @elflacodeouro
203 Followers 505 Following I like it smart 🏳️🌈 | former Peace Fellow at @UU_Peace 🇸🇪 | Idealist AF (he/him)
Trellis Society @TrellisYYC
1K Followers 1K Following One organization. Countless ways to help. Trellis Society empowers people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences to grow and flourish.
Leith White @leithwhite
237 Followers 612 Following A husband, father, grand-father - A pastor, passionate community leader, advocate for others; Langley City Councillor Elect
ProPc Inc @ProPc_Inc
13 Followers 43 Following ProPc Inc. offers repair services to keep small and medium sized business computing. We know how much you rely on your computer systems to do business.
Wendy Bennett @be35104391
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Malsha Jayalath @malshajayalath
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Peterborough Communit.. @PeterboroughCLC
437 Followers 659 Following Community legal clinic dedicated to providing free legal services to low income residents of Peterborough City and County. Tweets do not = legal advice
Brett Longfield @BrettLongfield
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Dr. Lauren C. Konken @LKonken
1K Followers 2K Following She/Her/Hers. PhD from @PUPolitics *23 BA & MA from @McGillPoliSci '14 & *16 🇨🇦 1st Gen College/Grad Student GATT/WTO Politics & Multi-Method Research
Robert Voudrach @robvou56726
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Jason Mcrae @Mcrae9686Mcrae
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The Federation @FCSSBC
1K Followers 536 Following The Federation of Community Social Services of BC represents a fast-growing membership of over 140 social services organizations across BC. Join us!
Matthew Godfrey @MatthewCGodfrey
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🌇🚲🌱✌️ @Tenblock
1K Followers 2K Following High-density apartment developer committed to sustainability, active transportation, design excellence, and complete communities.
Mary @davis18mary
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Naomi Nichols @ResearchChange
701 Followers 755 Following Naomi Nichols, Professor & Canada Research Chair (Trent University). I do, study and teach engaged and critical research for equitable social and policy change.
Jeramiah Yang @YangJerami90534
101 Followers 3K Following
Carolina Ibarra @lacaroibarra
557 Followers 470 Following CEO at Pacifica Housing. Board Member at Senior Services Society of BC. Views mine.
Dr Def Bef🇨🇦COV.. @bef_def
284 Followers 165 Following Green Party member, believer in fair taxation, Fighter for justice. With a Ph. D. lighthouse enthusiast, paddler, Opera buff, Quilter, travel junkie.
Annabelle Leach @AnnabelleL99410
105 Followers 3K Following
Candice Zhang @Candice40259395
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SHS Consulting @SHS_Consulting
313 Followers 522 Following | Policy + Innovation + Housing Development | On a mission to enable housing opportunities for all across Canada since 1999. |
Maurice James @MauriceMJames
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bruce porter @jbruceporter
1K Followers 800 Following Social Rights Advocacy Centre https://t.co/mCcGlTVo8k Publications at https://t.co/vrGPYv9g9X Maytree Fellow.
RQOH - Réseau québ�.. @RQOH_
1K Followers 944 Following Le Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation rassemble, soutient et représente les #fédérations régionales d'#OSBL d'#habitation du #Quebec | #UnToitUnDroit
Carolyn Whitzman @CWhitzman
5K Followers 1K Following Policy wonk. Loves: affordable housing, evidence, the public realm. Dislikes: xenophobia, cowardice. Author, Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis (2024).
BCNPHA @BCNPHA
6K Followers 4K Following We believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. We represent British Columbia's non-profit housing sector and our partners in #HousingCentral.
CMHC @CMHC_ca
29K Followers 114 Following Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) working together to meet Canada’s housing challenges. Français: @SCHL_ca| Terms of use: https://t.co/9UtTVZZBGw
CHF Canada @CHFCanada
5K Followers 3K Following The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada is the organized voice for Canada's housing co-operatives.
AHMA @ahma_bc
2K Followers 744 Following A leading voice that supports, advocates and responds to the needs of our Indigenous housing and service providers in BC and the Indigenous Peoples they serve.
Jill Atkey @jfatkey
3K Followers 1K Following Tweets (mostly) about affordable housing. CEO @BCNPHA. Director @EncasaFinancial, Community Housing Transformation Centre, and @CIHCanada. Tweets are my own.
Office of the Federal.. @HousingLogement
2K Followers 280 Following We protect the human right to housing & advocate for change on systemic issues | Tweets by the Advocate Marie-Josée Houle signed –MJ | FR @LogementHousing
Canadian Centre for H.. @HousingRightsCA
4K Followers 1K Following Advancing the #Right2Housing so that everyone has an adequate, accessible & affordable place to call home.
Tim Richter 🇺🇦�.. @timrichter
10K Followers 8K Following President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness @CAEHomelessness. Tweets are my own.
Housing Assessment Re.. @ubcHART
1K Followers 527 Following HART is working with governments, housing providers, and advocates across Canada to redefine how we measure and address housing need.
Canadian Housing Evid.. @CHEC_CCRL
3K Followers 3K Following Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC)/ Collectif canadien pour la recherche sur le logement (CCRL). We research housing in a changing world.
Women's National Hous.. @WNHHNetwork
2K Followers 446 Following WNHHN is a collective of women and gender-diverse persons from across Canada who are working to eliminate gendered homelessness and housing insecurity.
National Right to Hou.. @R2HNetwork
3K Followers 900 Following We are a community of people and organizations advocating for the meaningful implementation of the human right to housing in Canada.
Leilani Farha 🍉 @leilanifarha
23K Followers 5K Following @make_theshift; former UN Special Rapporteur Right to Housing; cohost Pushback Talks @PUSH_TheFilm IG:@leilanifar
BC Housing @BC_Housing
12K Followers 2K Following Making a difference in people's lives and communities through safe, affordable + quality housing. Privacy: https://t.co/eQYGi1Yrjc ToU: https://t.co/vxgGHlc1OV
CHF BC @chfbc
3K Followers 3K Following We are the voice of housing co-ops in British Columbia. We represent over 250 housing co-ops with more than 15,000 homes. #StrongerCommunities
CHRA-ACHRU @CHRA_ACHRU
6K Followers 2K Following Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, the voice of social and non profit housing in Canada / Association canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine
Julia Woodhall-Melnik @JuliaWoodhall
971 Followers 974 Following Associate Professor at UNB-SJ, Canada Research Chair, housing researcher, proud mom of 3, and mental health/anti-poverty advocate. Pronouns she/her.
Homeless Hub @homelesshub
20K Followers 5K Following The world's largest digital library of research & resources on #homelessness. Brought to you by the @COHomelessness.
Lorraine Lam @lorrainelamchop
6K Followers 561 Following virtual high fives / faith + justice / harm reduction always / frontline: outreach + case mgt / toronto / carbs / views mine ✌🏼 / email for interview requests.
SFU's Community-Engag.. @SFU_CERi
2K Followers 2K Following Promoting principles of participation, cooperation, social transformation & knowledge translation to strengthen SFU’s researchers, students & communities.
Anna Lund @AnnaJaneL
3K Followers 2K Following Associate Professor @UAlbertaLaw. She/her/hers. Tweets about debtor-creditor law, insolvency, civil procedure, Author of "Trustees at Work"
Coalition for Justice.. @coalition4jhr
1K Followers 363 Following We are a coalition of human rights advocates and professionals working in solidarity in #YEG
Ryan Watmough @Ryan_Watmough
486 Followers 1K Following Work & play every day. Fostering critical strategic connections that lead to elegant community economic development solutions & meaningful prosperity for all.
Taproot Edmonton @taprootyeg
4K Followers 1K Following Cultivating local journalism in Edmonton. Subscribe to The Pulse for free today: https://t.co/WGmNEGuWou
YEG City Planning + D.. @PlanEdmonton
15K Followers 11K Following Official account of Edmonton's Planning + Development staff. Talk #yegplan #yegdesign with us! Here to connect and build community.
Marliss Taylor @MarlissT
1K Followers 145 Following RN committed to Harm Reduction/Drug Policy work. Tweets represent personal opinion and facts that many choose to ignore.
Erik Backstrom @e_backstrom
3K Followers 1K Following Urban planner, planning historian, family man and faithful Edmontonian
Housing Affordability.. @REAPOCALYP
798 Followers 712 Following Abundant housing is required to solve the housing crisis. Building new housing inside existing urban boundaries is required to fight climate change.
BOXABL @BOXABL
55K Followers 1K Following Housing meets mass production. Follow Founders 👉@galianotiramani & 👉@paolombtiramani Invest in BOXABL, per requirements
Ashley Salvador @AshleyASalvador
8K Followers 3K Following Edmonton City Councillor for #WardMétis. #YEG Urban Planner, Sustainability & Sociologist. Founder. Cities, climate action, health, inclusion. She/her #yegcc
Bob Ransford @BobRansford
5K Followers 6K Following Urban development specialist. New Urbanist CNU-A. Interested in Agricultural Urbanism. Transit rider. Steveston,British Columbia Views,RTs & likes are my own
Jeremy Withers @JeremyGWithers
1K Followers 514 Following Housing Policy Researcher, PhD Candidate, U of Toronto, Geography and Planning | Outreach Coordinator, School of Cities, Affordable Housing Challenge Project
Pilot Ship Consulting @PilotShipca
307 Followers 1K Following We believe that non-profit organizations deserve the highest level of financial confidence and oversight. We help them get there!
Freeblock13 @freeblock13
186 Followers 312 Following An official account for a movement to liberate LGBTIQA+ refugees from Kenya.
Meighen Family Founda.. @MeighenFF
183 Followers 187 Following Canadian foundation supporting strategic and creative initiatives that benefit communities and their most vulnerable, primarily in New Brunswick and Toronto
Ravi Kahlon @KahlonRav
14K Followers 1K Following British Columbia’s Minister of Housing, Government House Leader, MLA for North Delta, Two-time 🇨🇦 Olympian, Coach, Mentor and proud Dad.
Chris On A Bike @ChrisOnABikeYEG
658 Followers 765 Following We don't say "urbanist". We say, "Person who rides an urban" Personal account; not representing any employer. Settler in #yeg @[email protected]
Energy Modelling Hub @ModellingEnergy
223 Followers 242 Following Bringing the Tools to Support Canada's Energy Transition
Paths for People @pathsforppl
4K Followers 1K Following Making Edmonton a friendlier place to walk, roll and cycle #yegwalk #yegbike
Pembina Institute @Pembina
27K Followers 10K Following Leading Canada's transition to clean energy. We are a donor-supported charity and think tank. Support our work ➡ https://t.co/gsmvDWTNZC
Jason R. Wang @jasonrwang
945 Followers 1K Following Climate, #RethinkingEconomics 📊, decisions under uncertainty | Sr. Analyst @Pembina⚡️🔋💨☀️ Also: @PathsForPpl @ModellingEnergy | Views my own
BC SPCA / BCSPCA @BC_SPCA
42K Followers 8K Following BC SPCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting & enhancing quality of life for animals in B.C. Monitored M-F 8-4. Cruelty Hotline: 1-855-622-7722
Cheryll Case @CheryllCase
3K Followers 427 Following Urban planner coordinating w/ private, government, & charitable sectors of community to implement a human rights approach to planning. ED @CPplanning_
Mary Huang @MaryHuangGD
576 Followers 513 Following Advocate for Housing, Seniors, LTC & Dementia issues. CCA President. IT Consultant. Waterloo Engineering+INSEAD MBA worked in London,Paris,Prague,NYC,Auckland.
Habitat for Humanity .. @HabitatGTA
14K Followers 6K Following Creating a more equitable GTA by unlocking the benefits of homeownership to help families build strength, stability, and independence.
The Learning Enrichme.. @LEF_TO
906 Followers 843 Following LEF is a non-profit that provides holistic community responsive initiatives, empowering Torontonians to become valued contributors in their community.
DemSCAPE @DemSCAPEbc
332 Followers 616 Following Dementia-inclusive Streets and Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE) Follow us to learn more!
Basic Income Canada @basicincomecdn
11K Followers 4K Following The official Twitter site of Basic Income Canada Network (BICN).
UBI Works 🇨🇦 @ubi_works
19K Followers 6K Following Canada's largest national Basic Income advocacy network. Follow our sister org promoting Land Value Tax and Common Wealth Dividends: @CommonWealth_ca
Dr. Wendy Benoit @wlbenoit
300 Followers 736 Following team-builder, collaborator, learner, teacher, scientist, parent, white settler on Treaty 7 land, she/her pronouns, tweets/opinions my own
Frances Bula @fabulavancouver
26K Followers 3K Following Cities are life! Urban issues/politics writer Globe + Mail, various magazines. Adjunct prof UBC. Grand-daughter of farmers in Treaty 2 and 4 territories Sask.
International Coopera.. @icacoop
20K Followers 3K Following Founded in 1895, we unite, represent & serve the 3 million #cooperative enterprises 🌎🌍🌏 and its more than 1 billion #coop members.
IRPP/Policy Options @IRPP
24K Followers 2K Following Institute for Research on Public Policy. Home of Policy Options. #CdnPoli | Institut de recherche en politiques publiques. Éditeur d'Options politiques. #polcan
Jacob Gorenkoff @jacobgorenkoff
140 Followers 183 Following Founder & CEO, Homeward Public Affairs | https://t.co/VKyaV9PsBm Self-proclaimed purveyor of fine dad jokes. Ben’s 🦮 Dad. עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי
Sean Jursnick @seanjurs
1K Followers 964 Following Colorado architect, single stair advocate. Modernize building code to build better cities.
Ximena González @XiMeNaKa
3K Followers 854 Following Calgary journalist writing about urban affairs, housing, and real estate. I use twitter to think out loud—proceed with caution.
Muskoka Community Lan.. @muskokaclt
27 Followers 79 Following
Noah's Ark Housing @NoahsArkHousing
114 Followers 100 Following Noah's Ark Housing offers affordable housing to homeless, unhoused, or displaced adults in a shared living environment.
Khater Idriss @khater_muhajir
55 Followers 159 Following MHSc Epidemiology Candidate @mylakehead | Infectious Diseases | Public Health | Health Equity | Housing & Homelessness | Refugee Health | Global Health.
Happy50Plus Foundatio.. @Happy50plusFnd
691 Followers 5K Following An innovative, 501(C)3 social-mission org enriching the lives of 12,000+ older #AAPI w/#Aging Info/Resources +Social Connection🌻樂活50加基金會-提供在美華人最新熟齡資訊與活動#Equity
Julie McNamara @julieannenorm
172 Followers 703 Following Director, Programs, Partnerships & Events @CHRA_ACHRU . Dog Mom to Beau Dawg Hunt
Shauna MacKinnon @STMacKinnon
869 Followers 391 Following Professor, Urban and Inner City Studies, University of Winnipeg
The First Unitarian C.. @uuhamilton
178 Followers 351 Following Our Mission is “To nurture each other, serve the community and inspire action that heals the world.” Join us online on Sunday mornings at 10:30am.My hot take is that we NEED to include student housing, LTC beds, rooming houses, housing for agricultural workers… all the homes that previously weren’t counted (& the ppl in them didn’t count in housing policy). AND we need to revise housing supply needs upwards. Big time.
NEW: First LTC beds and now student housing. While the CMHC doesn’t count them as new homes, the Ford government will start counting student housing towards its home building targets. globalnews.ca/news/10410474/… #onpoli
Bad-faith #evictions are one of BC's biggest housing challenges. Our research shows that 85% of evictions are at no fault of the tenant. This legislation is a welcome step in the right direction, but notably, the province does not go far enough to protect vulnerable tenants. 1/
Renters should not lose their homes because of bad faith evictions. We’re taking action to support both renters and landlords who follow the rules. These actions will help resolve rental disputes faster and bring more fairness to the rental market. gov.bc.ca/LandlordTenant
Unlock federal lands for affordable housing: 1. Prioritize non-market community housing, 2. Pivot from sales to $1 lease, 3. Ditch the idea of « surplus » land and look at mixed use theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
Today, BCNPHA and our community housing colleagues are getting a tour of historical Hogan’s Alley landmarks. Grateful to learn about this important part of Black history in Vancouver.
Outside Hendrix House, once the home of Nora Hendrix, an influential figure in the history of Hogan’s Alley.
BC Premier says private market can't solve province's #housingcrisis , as his govt launches $3bln rental public #housing program for middle-income earners @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @GenSqueeze @canada_housing @ACORNCanada bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-eyes-commu…
Federal land for nonmarket housing has been one of the ways Canada used to provide affordability (like Toronto’s St Lawrence Neighbourhood). Important that it doesn’t turn into an unaffordable giveaway. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
On CBC's Cross Country Checkup this week (all about #loneliness), we were delighted to hear from our partners @HappyCitiesTeam about how city designs can encourage social contact & what makes for a happy neighbourhood. Tune in at 34:44 to listen in! cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…
Preventing homelessness. BC gets it right again.
We know people are feeling the impact of high costs and inflation. When people are faced with unanticipated financial challenges, @BCRentBank can help. For 20,000 people - this new funding can mean the difference between having a safe home or losing it. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/31/bc-…
Leon’s Furniture plans to build new #Toronto neighbourhood with nearly 4,000 #housing units @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @OntarioHBA @CIHhousing @canada_housing @BSHNode @UrbanHealthProf @CHRA_ACHRU theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…
AHMA submitted a supportive housing position paper to BC Housing with policy considerations for the Ministry of Housing last year and historic changes have been made to supportive housing legislation based on our guidance. Read more here: ahma-bc.org/news-
People 65+ in BC 2x as likely as younger adults to be low income, struggling to find #affordablehousing @airp_vabe @BSHNode @canada_housing @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @ACORNCanada #housing @CHRA_ACHRU torontosun.com/news/national/…
Legalize rooming houses everywhere. License landlords. Inspectors, Fix the damn unsafe things, charge the landlords, or have a good operator acquire them. thestar.com/news/gta/willi…
BREAKING... Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved the Indigenous-owned Jericho Lands project. 13,000 homes, 750,000 sf of office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and cultural uses, and more. Anchored by the future UBC #SkyTrain. #TOD #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/jeri…
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BREAKING... Vancouver City Council has unanimously approved the Indigenous-owned Jericho Lands project. 13,000 homes, 750,000 sf of office, hotel, retail, restaurant, and cultural uses, and more. Anchored by the future UBC #SkyTrain. #TOD #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/jeri…
#AffordableHousing sits empty as BC #Housing takes months to approve budgets, renovations #bcpoli @CMHC_ca @FCM_online @ACORNCanada @BSHNode @airp_vabe @canada_housing @CHRA_ACHRU @BCNPHA cbc.ca/amp/1.7092352
Despite being excluded from dominant urbanism discourse, Martin Luther King’s contributions to cities span mobility equity, housing, public safety, local businesses, etc. Today is a great day to learn more. Here’s what my team gathered for y’all🧵 #MartinLutherKingDay2024
The orange cat is, once again, right.
The vast majority of people who are killed by heat or killed by cold are actually killed by poverty. It’s not a random act of weather, it’s the systemic violence of poverty
The only long term solution to ending homelessness is low cost permanent supportive housing. Join us Tuesday Jan 16 8 pm EST as @SeanFraserMP @NICHI_housing join Finland Housing First experts @J_Kahila @OjankoskiT @ysaatio endhomelessnessottawa.ca
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